These Mini Caprese skewers are a great appetizer for the summer. When I make any type of Caprese salad, I prefer the authentic flavors of the original dish: only tomato, basil, mozzarella, salt and olive oil. Did you know …

Are you salivating? Want to make this Burrata and Prosciutto Focaccia at home? The super simple recipe follows below, but first let me tell you where these gorgeous pictures were taken.
Last May, during our European …

Panettone is a traditional Italian yeast cake which is made and eaten at Christmastime.
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To me, it's a cross between a cake …

The following Italian dishes are the types of food my southern Italian family (some of whom are now all over the globe) makes at Christmastime, both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
They may not be exactly the same as …

This pasta recipe is a perfect dish to serve in December with its red and green color theme, don't you agree? It's also a lighter meal, which is most likely a welcome sight after so many hearty and heavy dishes this time of …

We were on our way to The Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni, but my mother had no clue.
We arrived in Bellagio by ferry with our rental car, courtesy of Auto Europe. We had been in Germany the previous day, and had driven from …

I have just had to pick all of my tomatoes, green ones and all, because we're having such extreme heat that the tomatoes were literally being cooked on the vine!
I'm so sad because now I only have one plant left that isn't …

You may recall that I shared my friend Amy Riolo's recipe for Spaghetti Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino earlier this year?
Disclosure: I received a copy of Amy Riolo's The Italian Diabetes Cookbook to review, however, I was not …

As you may know, I post a lot of traditional and authentic recipes here on my site.
I feel that if I don't try to save some recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation, especially when it comes to …

Zuppa Inglese, which literally translates to "English Soup", is essentially an Italian trifle. It's a great choice for dessert when preparing a traditional Italian Christmas Eve dinner celebrating the Feast of the Seven …

Meet Christina

A Scottish Italian cook living in Los Angeles, Christina is usually cooking, baking or (cr)eating something scrumptious. When she isn't in the kitchen, she loves to travel, near and far, as long as there's good food involved. Christina is on a mission to save authentic Italian dishes from extinction, and is constantly promoting Scottish (and British) food as some of the best cuisine the world has to offer—one steak pie and Sticky Toffee Pudding at a time.